1862-63 H. Hernstein & Son,
Post-Mortem Set
U.S. Army Hospital Dept.
H. Hernstein & Son, of
New York, was located at 131 and Mercer 393 Broadway, New York city, N.Y.,
during the Civil War, they produced and sold contract ordered surgical sets from this
address during the Civil War. Hernstein was a contract maker for
this type of post-mortem set from the start and
until the end of the War. The Hernstein & Son mark verifies the set to
have been made during the middle years of the War.
The set is missing
the removable partition between the upper and lower layers, one ivory
handled scalpel, and a pair of
scissors. Otherwise it is in new and unused condition. The brass
plate has been removed. It is not unusual for the brass
plates to be missing on military sets as these sets were sold as surplus after the Civil War
and the buyers often removed the military markings.
The key to dating the set
is Hernstein & Son only existed during the Civil War, they were selling
directly to the military at that time under contract, and this set has a
military latch, not seen on civilian sets. The marking with the Civil
War 393 N.Y. address is also a key factor as it is seen in most of
Hernstein's military issued sets.
Hermann Hernstein surgical instruments
1843: 3
Chambers
1844: Elizabeth cor.
Hester
1845-48: 7 Hague
1850: no listing
1851-52: 68 Duane
1853-54: 81 Duane
1855-57: 81 Duane
and 393 Broadway
1858: 81 Duane, 131
Mercer, and 393 Broadway 1859-61: 131 Mercer and 393 Broadway (pre-War)
Hermann Hernstein & Son
(Hermann and Albert L. Hernstein) 1862-65: 131 Mercer and 393 Broadway
(Mid-war)
Hermann Hernstein & Son
& Co. 1865: 2 Liberty and
393 Broadway (Post War)
Hermann Hernstein & Co. 1866-67: 2 Liberty and 393 Broadway
Reference:
Edmonson
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Military sliding latch,
re-enforcing cast brass corners, missing brass name plate on lid
Maker marking on top of the saw
Marked, lifting back bone saw
Bowel scissors
Costotome (hammer), Chisel,
and Rachitome Chisel
Retraction chains hooks
to hold tissue back and a
blow-pipe (Used to inflate arteries, veins, and other tubes)
Suture needles with heavy
cloth to hold needles and suture thread
Post-Mortem instruments in the
Tiemann catalog c. 1870's
Warning:
The actual instruments sold by Tiemann during the Civil War were similar
to those on these pages, but may not be exactly the same. Many are
exactly the same, but you have to make allowances for sterilization
considerations after 1870.
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See additional information on
military
post-mortem sets as specified by the U.S. Army Hospital Department.
Dissecting and Post-mortem instruments from a Civil
War period, 1866, instrument catalog by Gemrig
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